DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TMNT! unfortunetly...
-Chapter 1
"Just one more drop and…" Donnie dropped the liquid into the vial and it started to bubble, "Uh oh." A huge explosion could be heard all the way to the other side of the sewers and Donnie was thrown into the family room.
"Woahhhhh!" Donnie fell on the floor and his brothers and sister came running to his aid.
"Donnie! Are you ok?" Leo asked helping him sit up.
Everything was spinning for Donnie and he felt sick, "I'm fine. Just a bit dizzy."
Leo and Rina helped him onto the couch and he held his head until the spinning stopped. When it did he sank into the pillows and sighed.
"How many times have I told you Donnie to do your experiments somewhere else?!" Raph growled.
"Ummm, twice?" Donnie asked nervously.
"Donnie it's dangerous! One day you might blow up the lair, with everyone in it!" Raph crossed his arms. He knew he was right but Donnie just wouldn't listen to him. It made Raph frustrated.
"But where else could I do it Raph?" Donnie asked, "On the streets?"
"Well maybe! It would certainly be better for us!"
"You know what your problem is Raph?" Donnie spat, "You have no confidence in me and my experiments!"
"Well it's kinda' hard to when almost all of them blow up in our faces!" Raph pushed Donnie back on the couch.
"Who's here to help with your problems? Me! Who's here to help us get better when we're hurt? Me! Who's here to help you when you don't understand something? Me!" It was very rare to hear Donnie yell but Raph could make anyone angry, "If you don't appreciate that Raphie then maybe you should find yourself another turtle!"
"Well I bet we wouldn't miss you blowing us to Kingdom Kom!" Raph retorted.
"You know what?" Donnie stood up and stomped to the lair exit, "Fine! I don't need you! You just got your wish Raph!" Donnie stomped out the lair making himself heard.
"Good ridence!" Raph snarled stomping off to his room and slamming the door shut.
Rina looked at Mikey and Leo, "I'm going after him. Leo try to calm Raph down. Mikey help him. With Raph, you're gonna need all the help you can get." Rina said.
"Be careful topside Rina." Leo said.
"I will!" Rina called as she set off in search of her best friend.
Rina uncovered a manhole cover and climbed topside. She replaced the cover and ran to the shadows. She climbed a nearby fire escape to the rooftop.
"Now where could he be?" Rina mumbled. She headed off in a random direction and started searching. Rina soon found him and ran over to him.
"Donnie!"she called.
Donnie looked at her and smiled a bit. They were best friends but deep down in their hearts it was much more than that.
"Hey Rina." Donnie greeted her with cute smile of his that had a gap in it.
Rina sat next to him and they looked up at the stars together.
"Donnie you must know that Raph didn't mean what he said." Rina said softly.
Donnie frowned, "I know it's just… I really do feel that sometimes he doesn't trust me."
"But I do, and so does Leo and Mikey. Raph does too. He's just scared you'll get hurt." Rina looked deeply into Donnie's amber eyes.
"Yeah maybe you're right. Imagine, big tough Raphael, actually looking out for his brother!" Donnie chuckled. They stayed like that the rest of the night just watching the stars.
"Don. Do you think my parents are proud of me?" Rina asked suddenly.
Donnie was surprised at the question. She hadn't mentioned her parents since their fight with the Shredder.
"Yes, I think they are." Donnie wrapped his arm around his adopted sister.
"Awwww, how sweet. The two little lovebirds sitting on a roof K.I.S.S.I.N.G!"
The two whipped around, their weapons drawn, to see Karai and an army of Foot ninjas behind her.
"Aw shell." Donnie whispered.
The ninjas attacked and the two friends fought as hard as they could.
"Donnie!" Rina shouted, "There are too many!"
"It's alright Rina!" Donnie called.
Suddenly Donnie heard a shriek and a grunt.
Donnie continued to fight as he saw Rina cut and bleeding, but still fighting her way towards her best friend. Then Rina saw something and she screamed a warning. She saw Bishop pointing a dart gun at Donnie! She ran over to him and pushed him out of the way just in time. Donnie hit the ground hard, stunned, as Rina slowly started to lose consciousness.
"Donnie…" was the last thing Rina said as the drug took over.
"Rina!" Donnie yelled as he ran to her side. She didn't move. Donnie checked for a pulse and sighed when he realized she was just asleep. But he couldn't celebrate yet. A Foot ninja came out of nowhere and it hit Donnie in the head with the handle of the blade.
"Nighty night turtles." Karai hissed.